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South Pas, and really most of the neighboring communities (Pasadena, El Sereno, San Marino) are really wonderful. Probably my favorite part of Greater LA. Thanks for sharing the pics!

I understand there are abundant micro climates around LA, and that this area probably gets more rain than Downtown LA. That said, the lushness shown here is largely due to irrigation, as basically all green spaces in Southern California are. It simply doesn't rain for like 7-8 months at a time in SoCal, and it really doesn't matter how much rain you get in the other 4-5 months- if there's no moisture for that long, plants will die. Now, some of the larger trees have roots deep enough to tap into the water table. But the grasses, flowers, bushes, other (non-xeriscape) plants are all dependent on irrigation. It's artificial, but quite nice!